‘The Simpsons’ to add another name to the list of TV’s most shocking deaths

It took 14 years, but another citizen of Springfield will head to the morgue on The Simpsons this season or next. As to which character will die, that remains a secret. Executive Producer Al Jean did reveal one clue in a conference call with reporters, noting that: “the actor playing the character won an Emmy” for the role.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that the actors who have won Emmys for their performances on The Simpsons include:

In 2000, The Simpsons killed off Maude Flanders, Ned’s wife and the Simpsons’ next door neighbor, in a t-shirt gun accident. Additionally, a long list of tertiary characters have died over the course of 25 seasons of the show, including Lisa’s cats SnowballI-IV.

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Correction for Ned Stark – he didn’t confess to save his own life, he confessed in a futile attempt to save his family and prevent the civil war that happened anyway. Saying he did it to save his own skin insults the integrity and nobility of the character.